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St Mark's Church, Connah's Quay 
St Mark's Church, Connah's Quay, from the northwestCoordinates: 53°13′16″N 3°03′49″W / 53.2212°N 3.0637°W OS grid reference SJ 290 698 Location Connah's Quay, Flintshire Country Wales Denomination Anglican Website St Mark's Church, Connah's Quay History Dedication Saint Mark Consecrated 13 August 1837 Architecture Status Parish church Functional status Active Architect(s) John Lloyd, John Douglas Architectural type Church Style Gothic Revival Groundbreaking 1836 Completed 1933 Administration Parish Connah's Quay Deanery Mold Archdeaconry Wrexham Diocese St Asaph Province Church in Wales Clergy Vicar(s) Rev Paul H. Varah, Rev Ron Evans Deacon Rev Bryn Parry Jones Laity Reader L. Whitehead, W. Harrison, E. Jones, N. Williams Churchwarden(s) A. Price, O. Roberts St Mark's Church, Connah's Quay is in the town of Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Mold, the archdeaconry of Wrexham and the diocese of St Asaph. The Church is the mother church of St David's Church, Connah's Quay.[1]
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History
St Mark's was built in 1836–37 to a design by John Lloyd.[2] The church then consisted of a nave with a small apse and a tower at the west end.[3] Between 1876 and 1878 the Chester architect John Douglas added the chancel and refitted the church.[2] The choir vestry was built in 1933 with stone from the former Kelsterton Brewery. The lych gates had been built in 1917 but in 1974–75 they were moved towards the church when a lay-by was constructed. At this time a memorial garden was laid out and gravestones were moved. It is believed that the clock by J. Benson of London was installed in 1837. This was repaired and refurbished in 1991 by JB Joyce & Co of Whitchurch. The bells which had been donated in 1891 were removed in the 1990s because they had become unsafe.[3]
Fittings and furniture
The font dates from 1876. The pulpit is made from carved Caen stone and dates from the same period, as does the lectern.[3] In the church is a monument dated 1839 by William Spence.[2]
See also
- List of church restorations, amendments and furniture by John Douglas
References
- ^ The Deanery of Mold, Church in Wales, http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/asaph/local/deaneries/mold.html, retrieved 18 June 2009
- ^ a b c Hubbard, Edward (1986), Clwyd, The Buildings of Wales, London: Penguin, p. 339, ISBN 0-14-071052-3
- ^ a b c A Guide to St Mark's, The Parish of Connah's Quay, http://connahsquay.parish.users.btopenworld.com/mark.htm, retrieved 18 June 2009
Categories:- Churches in Flintshire
- Anglican churches in Wales
- Gothic Revival architecture in Wales
- John Douglas buildings
- Buildings and structures completed in 1933
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